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The doctrine and vse of repentance necessarie to be practised and vsed of all who looke to sing the song of Moses, and the song of the lambe beyond the glassie sea: Reuel.15.23. Preached in sundrie sermons in the parish church of Alhallowes Bredstreete in London: by Rich. Stock; Doctrine and use of repentance.
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Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.
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tamen_fw-la sine_fw-la aliqua_fw-la side_n donabat_fw-la &_o orabat_fw-la nam_fw-la quomodo_fw-la invocabat_fw-la in_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la crediderat_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la sanct._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o his_o alm_n be_v receive_v and_o his_o prayer_n hear_v before_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o give_v and_o pray_v without_o some_o faith_n for_o say_v he_o else_o how_o do_v be_v call_v upon_o he_o on_o who_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v mean_v that_o he_o have_v a_o faith_n though_o not_o a_o distinct_a faith_n as_o afterward_o he_o have_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o peter_n now_o prayer_n from_o these_o or_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o man_n who_o need_v repentance_n may_v obtain_v and_o prevail_v with_o god_n for_o this_o gift_n and_o now_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o use_n of_o this_o point_n 1_o use_v 1_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v that_o if_o prayer_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o beget_v repentance_n then_o may_v we_o see_v hereby_o whence_o it_o be_v in_o part_n that_o many_o man_n never_o repent_v nor_o turn_v to_o god_n but_o go_v on_o still_o in_o their_o wicked_a and_o wander_a course_n namely_o because_o they_o never_o once_o pray_v for_o it_o as_o therefore_o s._n james_n say_v 4.2_o james_n 4.2_o you_o get_v nothing_o because_o you_o ask_v not_o foe_n may_v be_v say_v of_o these_o man_n they_o obtain_v not_o because_o they_o ask_v not_o nor_o seek_v it_o many_o other_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v hear_v ask_v of_o god_n and_o sometime_o a_o little_a coldlie_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o more_o earnest_o the_o remove_n of_o a_o punishment_n or_o judgement_n but_o they_o never_o desire_v or_o pray_v hearty_o for_o repentance_n which_o arise_v either_o from_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o mind_n or_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o affection_n sometime_o from_o the_o one_o and_o sometime_o from_o the_o other_o some_o man_n happy_o think_v so_o well_o of_o themselves_o that_o they_o need_v it_o not_o and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o need_n or_o no_o need_n feel_v and_o discern_v there_o will_v be_v no_o seek_v not_o desire_v no_o man_n desire_v that_o which_o he_o already_o enjoy_v now_o to_o have_v and_o not_o to_o want_v habet_fw-la nemo_fw-la appetit_fw-la quod_fw-la habet_fw-la differ_v not_o much_o and_o what_o be_v prayer_n but_o a_o desire_n and_o seek_v to_o have_v that_o we_o want_v which_o want_v they_o not_o discern_v they_o pray_v not_o and_o pray_v not_o it_o prove_v they_o discern_v not_o their_o need_n whosoever_o say_v bernard_n 2._o quisquis_fw-la non_fw-la ardenter_fw-la desideret_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la videtur_fw-la operibus_fw-la dicere_fw-la non_fw-la indigere_fw-la se_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la bernard_n in_o vigil_n natiu_fw-la dom._n serm_n 2._o do_v not_o earnest_o desire_v repentance_n he_o seem_v to_o say_v by_o his_o practice_n that_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o it_o some_o again_o though_o they_o discern_v they_o need_v it_o yet_o they_o think_v they_o can_v repent_v when_o they_o listen_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o power_n now_o he_o that_o have_v need_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o can_v supply_v his_o own_o want_n or_o be_v so_o persuade_v he_o can_v do_v it_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v fit_v for_o he_o he_o will_v never_o ask_v it_o or_o seek_v it_o elsewhere_o and_o this_o be_v that_o conceit_n which_o possess_v most_o man_n and_o so_o make_v they_o never_o seek_v nor_o pray_v for_o repentance_n some_o again_o be_v so_o corrupt_v in_o their_o affection_n and_o in_o such_o love_n with_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o ask_v not_o this_o because_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o part_v with_o that_o or_o if_o they_o pray_v it_o be_v cold_o and_o careless_o to_o teach_v god_n to_o deny_v as_o a_o little_a before_o we_o hear_v augustine_n confess_v of_o himself_o that_o while_o he_o be_v in_o his_o sin_n be_v loath_a to_o part_v with_o they_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o give_v he_o chastity_n but_o desire_v it_o not_o in_o his_o heart_n but_o be_v afraid_a lest_o god_n will_v hear_v he_o too_o soon_o because_o he_o will_v live_v in_o sin_n still_o to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o his_o flesh_n so_o these_o man_n have_v many_o sin_n of_o pleasure_n profit_n or_o delight_n and_o they_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o give_v they_o repentance_n but_o they_o desire_v it_o not_o in_o their_o heart_n because_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o part_v with_o their_o sin_n or_o admit_v they_o go_v about_o to_o make_v a_o change_n yet_o as_o augustine_n say_v of_o himself_o 1._o non_fw-la placet_fw-la ire_n per_fw-la istas_fw-la angustias_fw-la august_n confess_v lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o they_o be_v loath_a to_o go_v such_o a_o strait_a narrow_a and_o painful_a way_n by_o crucify_a the_o flesh_n and_o mortify_v the_o member_n and_o so_o they_o pray_v not_o or_o they_o
deny_v he_o in_o word_n but_o believe_v on_o he_o in_o their_o heart_n of_o who_o we_o may_v say_v that_o 1.4_o vicit_fw-la eos_fw-la poena_fw-la non_fw-la avertit_fw-la perfidia_fw-la negarunt_fw-la semel_fw-la sed_fw-la quotidie_fw-la confitentur_fw-la negarunt_fw-la sermone_fw-la sed_fw-la confitentur_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la eiulatibus_fw-la fletibus_fw-la liberis_fw-la non_fw-la coactis_fw-la vocibus_fw-la ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit._n cap._n 1.4_o the_o punishment_n overcome_v they_o it_o be_v not_o treachery_n that_o turn_v they_o aside_o they_o deny_v he_o once_o but_o they_o confess_v he_o daily_o they_o deny_v he_o in_o word_n but_o they_o confess_v he_o by_o their_o sigh_n groan_n and_o tear_n yea_o they_o confess_v he_o free_o and_o not_o by_o compulsion_n as_o they_o deny_v he_o then_o no_o reason_n they_o shall_v be_v reject_v and_o not_o receive_v ibid._n nun_n ita_fw-la istud_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la captiwm_fw-la victa_fw-la vrbis_fw-la populum_fw-la abducat_fw-la captiws_fw-la abducitur_fw-la sed_fw-la invitus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o alienas_fw-la terras_fw-la necessitate_v contendat_fw-la intimo_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la migret_fw-la affectu_fw-la patriam_fw-la secum_fw-la animo_fw-la vebat_fw-la quaerat_fw-la copiam_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la revertatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambros_n ibid._n for_o be_v not_o this_o as_o when_o a_o enemy_n take_v a_o city_n and_o lead_v the_o people_n captive_a they_o be_v lead_v captive_a but_o against_o their_o will_n by_o force_n they_o go_v towards_o another_o land_n but_o 〈◊〉_d affection_n they_o never_o remove_v from_o their_o own_o they_o carry_v their_o country_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o seek_v opportunity_n how_o they_o may_v return_v what_o then_o when_o such_o shall_v return_v be_v there_o any_o who_o will_v not_o persuade_v to_o entertain_v they_o though_o with_o less_o honour_n yet_o with_o more_o propension_n and_o alacrity_n lest_o the_o enemy_n shall_v have_v wherein_o to_o insult_v and_o triumph_v if_o thou_o pardon_v a_o arm_a man_n who_o can_v not_o resist_v will_v thou_o not_o pardon_v he_o in_o who_o only_a faith_n do_v fight_v 2._o use_v 2._o the_o second_o use_n which_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o the_o doctrine_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o matter_n of_o comfort_n to_o those_o who_o make_v conscience_n of_o sin_n who_o yet_o after_o they_o have_v repent_v fall_v into_o diverse_a sinew_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o same_o again_o and_o again_o and_o then_o be_v in_o doubt_n with_o themselves_o whether_o they_o may_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n for_o they_o and_o for_o their_o instruction_n and_o consolation_n be_v these_o thing_n write_v that_o repentance_n be_v for_o the_o regenerate_a who_o both_o aught_o and_o may_v repent_v which_o thing_n presuppose_v a_o fall_n and_o therefore_o have_v god_n set_v down_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_n of_o many_o that_o other_o may_v gain_v by_o they_o say_v chrysostome_n namely_o poenit._fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 4._o de_fw-la poenit._fw-la that_o look_v upon_o their_o fall_n who_o be_v more_o excellent_a they_o themselves_o may_v be_v make_v more_o wary_a and_o look_v better_o to_o their_o stand_n and_o by_o view_n of_o their_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o they_o may_v gather_v comfort_n that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o their_o former_a estate_n for_o though_o sometime_o in_o the_o bodily_a disease_n a_o man_n behold_v the_o sick_a may_v participate_v in_o their_o infirmity_n will_v he_o will_z he_o as_o by_o look_v upon_o those_o who_o have_v sore_a eye_n yet_o not_o so_o in_o the_o soul_n especial_o when_o a_o man_n be_v trouble_v and_o distract_v for_o his_o own_o want_n and_o infirmity_n but_o he_o be_v rather_o cure_v by_o this_o sight_n of_o other_o man_n fall_n thesemu_v know_v then_o that_o though_o they_o havefallen_v after_o their_o repentance_n and_o regeneration_n yet_o they_o may_v rise_v again_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n therefore_o let_v they_o look_v to_o abraham_n often_o fall_v into_o a_o lie_n and_o yet_o rise_v again_o let_v they_o consider_v david_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n who_o have_v abundance_n of_o his_o spirit_n yet_o fell_a and_o that_o gross_o from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o from_o a_o second_o to_o a_o three_o and_o so_o from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o until_o he_o have_v eleven_o sin_n join_v together_o i_o accuse_v not_o the_o just_a but_o i_o glorify_v god_n say_v basil_n poenit._n non_fw-la accuso_fw-la iustos_fw-la sed_fw-la deum_fw-la glorifico_fw-la basil_n mug_z serm_n de_fw-fr poenit._n i_o add_v to_o he_o i_o will_v comfort_v the_o weak_a and_o out_o of_o he_o i_o say_v further_o let_v they_o ask_v christ_n wherefore_o he_o come_v unto_o we_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o he_o come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n make_v they_o sinner_n and_o he_o come_v for_o they_o now_o none_o have_v benefit_n of_o christ_n but_o by_o repentance_n again_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o carry_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n he_o will_v tell_v thou_o the_o lose_a sheep_n ask_v he_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o rejoice_v in_o heaven_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v thou_o at_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n the_o angel_n will_v rejoice_v and_o god_n will_v embrace_v they_o with_o joy_n why_o then_o shall_v any_o forbid_v they_o to_o seek_v unto_o christ_n by_o repentance_n or_o they_o discourage_v themselves_o but_o more_o pregnant_a be_v the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n urge_v also_o by_o basil_n a_o man_n have_v two_o son_n they_o be_v two_o and_o both_o son_n be_v they_o son_n then_o thou_o can_v not_o say_v it_o be_v the_o return_v of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v never_o call_v the_o young_a of_o they_o have_v his_o portion_n spend_v it_o in_o riotousness_n among_o harlot_n yet_o he_o return_v again_o to_o his_o father_n and_o be_v receive_v to_o favour_n see_v there_o a_o son_n fall_v yet_o see_v a_o son_n rise_v again_o and_o his_o father_n embrace_v he_o before_o ever_o he_o can_v speak_v a_o word_n so_o that_o if_o thou_o do_v but_o consider_v of_o these_o thou_o wiltnever_v cast_v off_o hope_n of_o thy_o renew_n again_o by_o repentance_n or_o of_o be_v receive_v again_o thus_o every_o man_n shall_v labour_v to_o comfort_v himself_o and_o to_o make_v this_o benefit_n by_o the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o but_o now_o these_o man_n that_o be_v in_o this_o doubt_n have_v these_o follow_a objection_n against_o this_o truth_n and_o themselves_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v 6.4.5.6_o heb._n 6.4.5.6_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o they_o who_o be_v once_o lighten_v etc._n etc._n if_o they_o fall_v away_o shall_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n and_o again_o 10.26_o heb._n 10.26_o if_o we_o sin_v willing_o after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n hereupon_o they_o infer_v that_o a_o man_n fall_v after_o he_o be_v call_v be_v not_o to_o be_v renew_v again_o answ_n answ_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v enlighten_v and_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n if_o he_o fall_v away_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a he_o shall_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n but_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o which_o must_v stay_v and_o comfort_v a_o man_n ambrose_n will_v thus_o interpret_v they_o poenit._n ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit._n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o man_n but_o with_o god_n it_o be_v but_o the_o word_n will_v not_o carry_v that_o meaning_n the_o rhemist_n they_o interpret_v it_o and_o say_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v but_o to_o terrify_v and_o affect_v man_n withal_o and_o to_o make_v they_o take_v heed_n of_o fall_v he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o be_v renew_v but_o they_o must_v endure_v a_o while_n the_o penance_n of_o the_o church_n a_o ridiculous_a thing_n it_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v invent_v such_o thing_n to_o establish_v their_o own_o fancy_n as_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v want_v word_n to_o express_v himself_o but_o these_o word_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o not_o of_o a_o man_n fall_v only_o willing_o or_o presumptuous_o but_o of_o a_o man_n fall_v utter_o away_o and_o that_o obstinate_o &_o contemptuouslie_o against_o christ_n and_o against_o the_o truth_n for_o if_o we_o look_v diligent_o into_o the_o place_n we_o shall_v see_v it_o so_o 6._o verse_n 6._o if_o they_o fall_v away_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v renew_v see_v they_o crucify_v to_o themselves_o again_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o he_o now_o he_o that_o so_o sin_v and_o have_v such_o a_o downfall_n as_o that_o he_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o the_o suffering_n